Image capturing device for displaying an oranamental image as semi-transparent and with opacity

Abstract

An image capturing apparatus is provided having an auto-focusing device and an image displaying device. The auto-focusing device focuses a lens on a photographing object automatically. The image displaying device displays an input image which corresponds to the photographing object and is updated periodically in a display, and displays an ornament image which covers all or part of the circumference of the input image in the display. The image displaying device displays the parts of the input image superimposed by the ornament image before said auto-focusing device finishes focusing the lens on a photographing object due to the ornament image semi-transparency, and displays the ornament image superimposed with opaque on parts of the input image after said auto-focusing device has focused the lens on a photographing object.

1. An image capturing apparatus, comprising:
 an auto-focusing device that automatically focuses a lens on a photographing object; and 
 an image displaying device that displays, in a display, an input image which corresponds to the photographing object and is updated periodically, and displays an ornamental image which is superimposed on all or part of the circumference of the input image in the display, 
 said image displaying device displaying the parts of the input image superimposed with the ornamental image with semi-transparency before said auto-focusing device finishes focusing the lens on a photographing object and displaying the ornamental image superimposed with opacity on parts of the input image after said auto-focusing device has focused the lens on the photographing object, and 
 wherein the ornamental image superimposed with opacity after said auto-focusing device has focused the lens on the photographing object is identical to a subsequently captured image stored in memory. 
 
   
   
     2. The image capturing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said image displaying device is provided so that a user is able to select whether or not the ornamental image conceals the parts of the input image superimposed with the ornamental image. 
   
   
     3. The image capturing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising changing the transparency of the ornamental image with semi-transparency to 0% transparency to obtain the ornamental image displayed with opacity. 
   
   
     4. The image capturing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental image is displayed with semi-transparency upon actuation of a shutter button and is displayed with opacity in response to completion of the automatic focusing. 
   
   
     5. A digital camera comprises the image capturing apparatus according to  claim 1 . 
   
   
     6. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
 an auto-focusing device that automatically focuses a lens on a photographing object; and 
 an image displaying device that displays, in a display, an input image which corresponds to the photographing object and is updated periodically, and displays an ornamental image which is superimposed on all or part of the circumference of the input image in the display; 
 said image displaying device displaying the parts of the input image superimposed with the ornamental image with semi-transparency before said auto-focusing device finishes focusing the lens on a photographing object and displaying the ornamental image superimposed with opacity on parts of the input image after said auto-focusing device has focused the lens on the photographing object, 
 wherein the ornamental image is displayed with semi-transparency upon actuation of a shutter button and is displayed with opacity in response to completion of the automatic focusing, and 
 wherein the ornamental image displayed with opacity is identical to a captured image stored in memory immediately after the shutter button is depressed. 
 
   
   
     7. The image capturing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein said image displaying device is provided so that a user is able to select whether or not the ornamental image conceals the parts of the input image superimposed with the ornamental image. 
   
   
     8. The image capturing apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising changing the transparency of the ornamental image having semi-transparency to 0% transparency to obtain the ornamental image displayed with opacity. 
   
   
     9. A digital camera comprises the image capturing apparatus according to  claim 6 .